UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

DATE OF REPORT (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 721, 2004

Granite Broadcasting Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File No. 0-19728

Delaware		13-3458782
(State or other Jurisdiction of incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
767 Third Avenue, 34th Floor New York, New York 10017 (212) 826-2530
(Address, including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, including Area Code of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On September 721, 2004, Granite Broadcasting Corporation (the “~~Granite~~Company”) issued a press release announcing that ~~Lawrence~~Stuart IJ. ~~Wills~~Beck, ~~was~~who ~~promoted~~is toa founder and member of the ~~position~~Company’s Board of ~~Chief~~Directors ~~Financial~~(the “Board”) ~~Officer~~and has served as the Company’s President since 1991, ~~effective~~has been ~~September~~appointed 7by Tommy E. Remengesau, ~~2004~~Jr. ~~The~~, ~~release~~the ~~also~~President of Palau, as ~~announced~~Ambassador/Permanent ~~that~~Representative ~~Ellen~~of ~~McClain~~the Republic of Palau to the United Nations. As Palau’s first Ambassador to the United Nations, ~~who~~Mr. ~~served~~Beck will resign as ~~Granite's~~an ~~Senior~~employee ~~Vice~~and officer of the ~~President~~Company to take up his duties on a full-~~Chief~~time ~~Financial~~basis ~~Officer~~when ~~since~~the ~~2001~~59th Session of the United Nations General Assembly convenes today, ~~had~~September ~~resigned~~21, 2004. AMr. ~~copy~~Beck ofshall ~~this~~continue ~~press~~to ~~release~~serve isas ~~furnished~~a member ~~herewith~~of asthe ~~Exhibit~~Company’s 99Board.

~~Since~~A ~~February~~copy 2001, Mr. Wills has served as Senior Vice President-Chief Administrative Officer at Granite. Prior to that, Mr. Wills served as Granite’s Vice President-Finance and Controller from 1990 to 2001. Before joining Granite, Mr. Wills was employed by Ernst & Young LLP from 1982 to 1990, where he served in various capacities, the most recent of ~~which~~this ~~was~~press asrelease ~~senior audit manager responsible for managing and supervising audit engagements. Mr. Wills~~ is ~~a director of~~furnished ~~Junior~~herewith ~~Achievement~~as ofExhibit ~~New York, Inc~~99. ~~and received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Iona College.~~

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	~~GRANITE BROADCASTING CORPORATION~~	GRANITE BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Dated: September 7, 2004	By:	/s/ Lawrence I. Wills
Dated: September 21, 2004		By:	/s/ Lawrence I. Wills
		~~Lawrence I. Wills~~	Lawrence I. Wills
		~~Chief Financial Officer~~	Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99		Granite Broadcasting Corporation Press Release dated September 721, 2004

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